| Belgium at the 2012 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | BEL |
| NOC | Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee |
| Website | www |
| inLondon | |
| Competitors | 119 in 16 sports |
| Flag bearers | Tia Hellebaut (opening) Lionel Cox (closing) |
| Medals Ranked 60th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Belgium competed at the2012 Summer Olympics inLondon,United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The Belgian Olympic Committee sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games since 1976. A total of 119 athletes, 75 men and 44 women, competed in 16 sports. There was only a single competitor in slalom canoeing, BMX cycling, equestrian dressage, rowing, shooting, table tennis, and weightlifting.Field hockey was the only team event in which Belgium was represented at these Olympic games.
The Belgian team featured twins and national track starsKevin andJonathan Borlée, and the defending championTia Hellebaut in the women's high jump. Hellebaut was also appointed by the Belgian Olympic Committee to carry the nation's flag at the opening ceremony. Table tennis player and multiple-time world championJean-Michel Saive became the first Belgian athlete to compete in seven Olympic games. Equestrian show jumperJos Lansink was also at his seventh Olympic appearance as an individual athlete, having participated as part of the Belgian team since 2004 (three of his appearances were representing the Netherlands).[citation needed]
Belgium, however, failed to win the gold medal for the first time since 2004, leaving with only three medals. JudokaCharline Van Snick and laser sailorEvi Van Acker settled for the bronze medals in their respective sports, whileLionel Cox won the silver inrifle shooting.[citation needed]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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 Silver | Lionel Cox | Shooting | Men's 50 m rifle prone | 3 August |
 Bronze | Charline Van Snick | Judo | Women's 48 kg | 28 July |
| Bronze | Evi Van Acker | Sailing | Women's Laser Radial | 6 August |
Belgian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):[1][2]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Jonathan Borlée | 400 m | 44.43NR | 1Q | 44.99 | 3q | 44.83 | 6 |
| Kevin Borlée | 45.14 | 1Q | 44.84 | 2Q | 44.81 | 5 | |
| Michael Bultheel | 400 m hurdles | 49.18PB | 6q | 49.10PB | 6 | Did not advance | |
| Adrien Deghelt | 110 m hurdles | 13.52PB | 3Q | 13.42PB | 4 | Did not advance | |
| Jonathan Borlée Kevin Borlée Michael Bultheel Nils Duerinck* Antoine Gillet | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.70 | 4q | — | 3:01.83 | 6 | |
* Competed in heats only
| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hans van Alphen | Result | 11.05 | 7.64PB | 15.48 | 2.05 | 49.18 | 14.89 | 48.28 | 4.80 | 61.69 | 4:22.50 | 8447 | 4 |
| Points | 850 | 970 | 819 | 850 | 853 | 863 | 835 | 849 | 763 | 795 |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Almensch Belete | 5000 m | 15:10.24 | 11 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Eline Berings | 100 m hurdles | 13.46 | 2Q | 13.46 | 7 | Did not advance | |
| Elodie Ouedraogo | 400 m hurdles | 55.89 | 4Q | 55.20PB | 4 | Did not advance | |
| Anne Zagré | 100 m hurdles | 13.04 | 4q | 12.94 | 6 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Svetlana Bolshakova | Triple jump | 13.84 | 21 | Did not advance | |
| Tia Hellebaut | High jump | 1.93 | =2q | 1.97 | 5 |
| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sara Aerts | Result | 12.94PB | 1.65 | 14.43PB | DNS | — | — | — | DNF | |
| Points | 1133 | 795 | 823 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | |||
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| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Yuhan Tan | Men's singles |  Nguyễn T M (VIE)L 21–17, 10–21, 14–21 |  Kashyap (IND)L 21–14, 21–12 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Lianne Tan | Women's singles | Nehwal (IND) L 4–21, 14–21 |  Jaquet (SUI)W 21–16, 21–16 | 2 | Did not advance | ||||
Belgium has so far qualified boats for the following events
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | |||||||
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| Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Best | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Mathieu Doby | Men's K-1 | 92.74 | 12 | 87.92 | 3 | 87.92 | 4Q | 102.58 | 11 | Did not advance | |
Belgium has so far qualified boats for the following events
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Maxime Richard | Men's K-1 200 m | 36.125 | 5Q | 37.029 | 7FB | 38.435 | 13 |
| Olivier Cauwenbergh Laurens Pannecoucke | Men's K-2 200 m | 35.297 | 7FB | Bye | 36.336 | 12 | |
| Men's K-2 1000 m | 3:24.304 | 4Q | 3:15.655 | 5FB | 3:13.298 | 10 | |
Qualification Legend:FA = Qualify to final (medal);FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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| Philippe Gilbert | Road race | 5:46.05 | 19 |
| Time trial | 54:39.98 | 17 | |
| Tom Boonen | Road race | 5:46.37 | 28 |
| Jürgen Roelandts | 5:46.05 | 7 | |
| Greg Van Avermaet | 5:46.37 | 92 | |
| Stijn Vandenbergh | 5:46.51 | 100 |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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| Liesbet De Vocht | Road race | 3:35.56 | 9 |
| Time trial | 42:08.28 | 23 | |
| Ludivine Henrion | Road race | OTL | |
| Maaike Polspoel | 3:36.01 | 29 | |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinals | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank | ||
| Dominique Cornu Kenny De Ketele Gijs Van Hoecke Jonathan Dufrasne | Men's team pursuit | 4:04.053 | 9 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Flying lap | Points race | Elimination race | Individual pursuit | Scratch race | Time trial | Total points | Rank | ||||
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| Time | Rank | Points | Rank | Rank | Time | Rank | Rank | Time | Rank | ||||
| Gijs Van Hoecke | Men's omnium | 13.633 | 13 | 23 | 9 | 18 | 4:29.992 | 10 | 15 | 1:04.748 | 12 | 77 | 15 |
| Jolien D'Hoore | Women's omnium | 14.594 | 10 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 3:41.495 | 8 | 5 | 36.585 | 12 | 45 | 5 |
TheBelgian Olympic Committee sent Gijs Van Hoecke home from the London Games after pictures appeared in British newspapers of him looking drunk and being carried into a taxi after a night out in the city.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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| Sven Nys | Men's cross-country | Did not finish | |
| Kevin Van Hoovels | 1:33:01 | 19 | |
| Athlete | Event | Seeding | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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| Result | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Arnaud Dubois | Men's BMX | 39.772 | 27 | 24 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Grand Prix | Grand Prix Special | Grand Prix Freestyle | Overall | ||||
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| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Technical | Artistic | Score | Rank | |||
| Claudia Fassaert | Donnerfee | Individual | 71.793 | 21Q | 70.095 | 27 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Cross-country | Jumping | Total | |||||||||
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| Qualifier | Final | ||||||||||||||
| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
| Carl Bouckaert | Mensa | Individual | 53.00 | 45 | Eliminated | Did not advance | |||||||||
| Virginie Caulier | Nepal du Sudre | 48.30 | 30 | 21.20 | 69.50 | 36 | 9.00 | 78.50 | 34 | Did not advance | 78.50 | 34 | |||
| Karin Donckers | Gazelle de la Brasserie | 40.00 | 7 | 11.60 | 51.60 | 18 | 4.00 | 55.60 | 18Q | 6.00 | 61.60 | 15 | 61.60 | 15 | |
| Marc Rigouts | Dunkas | 50.70 | 36 | 56.80 | 107.50 | 51 | Withdrew | Did not advance | |||||||
| Joris Vanspringel | Lully des Aulnes | 51.90 | 41 | 12.80 | 64.70 | 34 | Withdrew | Did not advance | |||||||
| Carl Bouckaert Virginie Caulier Karin Donckers Marc Rigouts Joris Vanspringel | See above | Team | 139.00 | 8 | 46.80 | 185.80 | 8 | 948.30 | 1134.10 | 10 | — | 1134.10 | 10 | ||
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Final | Total | ||||||||||||
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| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round A | Round B | |||||||||||||
| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
| Dirk Demeersman | Bufero van het Panishof | Individual | 0 | =1Q | 8 | 8 | =31Q | 12 | 20 | =38R | 9 | =26 | Did not advance | 9 | =26 | ||
| Jos Lansink | Valentina van't Heike | 0 | =1Q | 4 | 4 | =17Q | 4 | 8 | =11Q | 8 | =23 | Did not advance | 8 | =23 | |||
| Philippe Lejeune | Vigo d'Arsouilles | 0 | =1Q | 8 | 8 | =31Q | Withdrew | Did not advance | |||||||||
| Grégory Wathelet | Cadjanine Z | 4 | =42Q | 4 | 8 | =31Q | 4 | 12 | =26Q | 12 | =29 | Did not advance | 12 | =29 | |||
| Dirk Demeersman Jos Lansink Philippe Lejeune Grégory Wathelet | See above | Team | — | 16 | 13 | Did not advance | 16 | 13 | |||||||||
Both themen's team andwomen's team have qualified and will consist of 16 players each.
The following is the Belgium roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[5]
Head Coach:Colin Batch
Reserves:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Netherlands | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 15 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Germany | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 10 | |
| 3 |  Belgium | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 7 | Fifth place game |
| 4 |  South Korea | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 6 | Seventh place game |
| 5 |  New Zealand | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 5 | Ninth place game |
| 6 | India | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 0 | Eleventh place game |
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The following is the Belgium roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[6]
Head Coach:Pascal Kina
Reserves:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Netherlands | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 15 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Great Britain(H) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 9 | |
| 3 |  China | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | |
| 4 | South Korea | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 6 | |
| 5 |  Japan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 4 | |
| 6 | Belgium | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 2 |
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| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||||||
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| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||||||
| F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||||
| Jimmy Verbaeys | All-around | 14.500 | 10.866 | 14.066 | 15.266 | 14.533 | 14.333 | 83.564 | 31Q | 13.933 | 14.033 | 14.000 | 15.266 | 14.833 | 13.166 | 85.231 | 21 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
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| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||
| F | V | UB | BB | F | V | UB | BB | ||||||
| Gaëlle Mys | All-around | 13.533 | 13.266 | 13.733 | 13.166 | 53.698 | 31 | Did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Dirk Van Tichelt | Men's −73 kg | Bye |  Remeleh (PLE)W 0100–0000 |  Delpopolo (USA)L 0000–0001 | Did not advance | ||||
| Joachim Bottieau | Men's −81 kg | Bye |  Simmonds (PAN)W 1100–0001 |  Nifontov (RUS)L 0000–0010 | Did not advance | ||||
| Elco van der Geest | Men's −100 kg | — | Khaibulaev (RUS) L 0100–0000 | Did not advance | |||||
| Charline Van Snick | Women's −48 kg | — | Bye | Chung J-y (KOR) W 1000–0000 |  Csernoviczki (HUN)W 1001–0000 |  Menezes (BRA)L 0000–0001 | Bye |  Pareto (ARG)W 0011–0002 | |
| Ilse Heylen | Women's −52 kg | — | Bye |  Chițu (ROU)W 0010–0000 |  Legentil (MRI)W 0020–0002 |  Bermoy (CUB)L 0002–0011 | Bye |  Gneto (FRA)L 0001–1001 | 5 |
Belgium has qualified the following boats.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Tim Maeyens | Single sculls | 6:42.52OB | 1QF | Bye | 6:56.65 | 2SA/B | 7:39.78 | 6FB | 7:27.51 | 12 | |
Qualification Legend:FA=Final A (medal);FB=Final B (non-medal);FC=Final C (non-medal);FD=Final D (non-medal);FE=Final E (non-medal);FF=Final F (non-medal);SA/B=Semifinals A/B;SC/D=Semifinals C/D;SE/F=Semifinals E/F;QF=Quarterfinals;R=Repechage
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
| Wannes Van Laer | Laser | 19 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 30 | 38 | 32 | 42 | 36 | EL | 276 | 34 | |
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
| Sigrid Rondelez | RS:X | 18 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | EL | 150 | 17 | |
| Evi Van Acker | Laser Radial | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 40 | | |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Lionel Cox | 50 m rifle prone | 599 | 2Q | 701.2 | |
Swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[7][8]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Jasper Aerents | 50 m freestyle | 22.43 | 23 | Did not advance | |||
| Ward Bauwens | 400 m individual medley | 4:16.71NR | 16 | — | Did not advance | ||
| François Heersbrandt | 100 m butterfly | 52.22 | =13Q | 52.71 | 16 | Did not advance | |
| Brian Ryckeman | 10 km open water | — | 1:51:27.1 | 16 | |||
| Glenn Surgeloose | 200 m freestyle | 1:48.77 | 25 | Did not advance | |||
| Pieter Timmers | 100 m freestyle | 48.54NR | 6Q | 48.57 | =12 | Did not advance | |
| Jasper Aerents Dieter Dekoninck Pieter Timmers Emmanuel Vanluchenne Yoris Grandjean | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:13.89NR | 6Q | — | 3:14.40 | 8 | |
| Louis Croenen Dieter Dekoninck Glenn Surgeloose Pieter Timmers Yoris Grandjean | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:14.44 | 12 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Kimberly Buys | 100 m backstroke | 1:01.92 | 29 | Did not advance | |||
| 100 m butterfly | 58.79 | 19 | Did not advance | ||||
| Fanny Lecluyse | 200 m breaststroke | 2:27.30 | 19 | Did not advance | |||
| Jolien Sysmans | 50 m freestyle | 25.60 | 31 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | |
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| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Jean-Michel Saive | Men's singles | Bye |  Jevtović (SRB)W 4–1 |  Kreanga (GRE)L 1–4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | |
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| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Steve Darcis | Men's singles |  Berdych (CZE)W 6–4, 6–4 |  Giraldo (COL)W 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–4 |  Almagro (ESP)L 5–7, 3–6 | Did not advance | |||
| David Goffin | Mónaco (ARG) L 4–6, 1–6 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Olivier Rochus | Isner (USA) L 6–7(1–7), 4–6 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Kim Clijsters | Women's singles |  Vinci (ITA)W 6–1, 6–4 | Suárez Navarro (ESP) W 6–3, 6–3 | Ivanovic (SRB) W 6–3, 6–4 | Sharapova (RUS) L 2–6, 5–7 | Did not advance | ||
| Yanina Wickmayer | Medina Garrigues (ESP) W 6–2, 4–6, 7–5 |  Wozniacki (DEN)L 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 | Did not advance | |||||
Belgium has qualified the following athletes.
| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
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| Simon De Cuyper | Men's | 17:58 | 0:42 | 59:45 | 0:25 | 31:10 | 1:50:00 | 26 |
| Katrien Verstuyft | Women's | 19:43 | 0:45 | 1:07:30 | 0:31 | 35:40 | 2:03:38 | 28 |
Belgium has qualified 1 man.
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Tom Goegebuer | Men's −56 kg | 115 | 13 | 132 | 14 | 247 | 12 |
